Chapter 25 People

President Richard Nixon- Elected in 1968, inherited inflation, unemployment, deficit spending, and the OPEC crisis.

Henry Kissinger- National Security Advisor, ended the Vietnam war

Plumbers- The five men involved in the Watergate Scandal

President Gerald Ford- Pardons Nixon, took part in the Helsinki Accords

President Jimmy Carter- Was elected in 1976, Democrat, Farmer, Former governor of GA. Was popular with minority voters.

Ronald Reagan- won the 1980 election. Ends Iran hostage crisis, won by landslide

Barbara Jordan- In 1972, she was elected to the United States House of Representatives, becoming the first black woman from a Southernstate to serve in the House

Anwar Sadat- Was the leader of Egypt, at war with Israel, came to Camp David to settle the fighting between the two countriesPeople Ch. 25